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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," he said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Power Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the main operations to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "lack precise details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.